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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Now We Know Who Will Follow Albert Einstein as the Subject of the TV Series ‘Genius’

Nat Geo’s “Genius” revealed today that the focus of the series’ second season will be Pablo Picasso. The first 10-episode season of the scripted anthology series, which just wrapped last night, focused on Albert Einstein. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Ken…

Han Solo Movie Fires Its Two Co-Directors — and a Familiar Name Surfaces as a Front-Runner to Replace Them

A big-name director who is also well-known to fans of vintage television is the front-runner to direct the Han Solo movie, according to Deadline.com. Ron Howard, who transitioned from early TV roles as Opie on “The Andy Griffith Show” and…

An Occurrence Coming Up in August Is Expected to Be One of the Most Viewed Events in History — and One Channel Is Going All In to Cover It Live

An event set for Aug. 21 will mark the first time in 99 years that a total solar eclipse will span the continental United States, with the “path of totality” to stretch from Oregon to South Carolina. Science Channel announced…

CBS’s ‘Big Brother’ Adds a Twist

The CBS summer reality staple “Big Brother” is shaking things up this summer by adding a “Den of Temptation,” which will be unveiled in the season’s first Sunday episode, airing July 2. Other twists will be revealed during the two-hour…

Stephen Colbert Goes After White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer

News that the White House may be looking to replace Sean Spicer as press secretary prompted a chant of “Sean! Sean! Sean!” from Stephen Colbert and his audience on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as the host “lamented”…

Cable Channels Celebrate Christmas in July

The Christmas season may seem to be a long way off, but that’s not necessarily the case at some of the Crown Media Family Networks. The company announced today that Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will celebrate Christmas…

CBS Daytime Promotes Three Executives

CBS Daytime today announced the promotions of three executives, with Margot Wain promoted to Senior Vice President, Daytime Programs, and Ray Paolantonio and Laurie Seidman promoted to Vice Presidents, Daytime Programs. Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, Daytime Programs and Syndicated…

TV Heavyweights Join Forces for Series About the Birth of the Jamaican Music Industry

Entrepreneur Chris Blackwell has partnered with “Narcos” showrunner/executive producer Eric Newman and award-winning producer Ben Silverman, chairman and co-CEO of Propagate Content, to produce a series that will explore the resounding local and global impact of iconic Jamaican music. The…

EPIX Announces Slate of New Original Specials

EPIX is rolling out a slate of new original specials to premiere this fall. The lineup includes: “Danica,” a documentary about NASCAR and IndyCar racer Danica Patrick, premiering in fall 2017. “Foreman,” a documentary about heavyweight champion George Foreman, premiering…

2017 ESPYs Nominees

Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2017 ESPYs, posted by ESPN: BEST MALE ATHLETE Kris Bryant, MLB Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup Finals Michael Phelps, Swimming Russell Westbrook, NBA BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Simone Biles, Gymnastics Katie Ledecky, Swimming Candace…